Six and eight's a running mate (2025)

I think it's a Craps (the game) reference but I can't exactly recall 'why' or 'how'. Perhaps someone else will recall.
Something to do with '7' being 'craps' so the 6 and 8 surround it, thus being 'mates'.

I'm fairly certain it had something to do with that.

Sorry. Wish I could be of more help. Even my searches of this phrase didn't turn up much. I can't really recall why I think it relates to Craps, but it just really seems to be so in my head.

Now it's going to 'eat away at me' until I figure it out. If I come up with more over the weekend, I'll be sure to come back and comment.

I think in the quoted language mate is the address used for the listener - 6s and 8s are not the mates (note it is singular).

7 is only "craps" when shooting for a "point" such as 6 or 8 - otherwise it is a winner, a natural. As noted by waltern, 6 or 8 will turn out to be the most common "point", if the most common points are running, there is a lot of winning.

A couple of other things - Urban Dictionary claims "6s and 8s" as slang among craps table workers for large-breasted women.

No boat could have on it all that is listed - such niceties as casinos and raquetball courts would only fit on a ship, where coincidently a boat would also fit.

FrankJBN said:

I think in the quoted language mate is the address used for the listener - 6s and 8s are not the mates (note it is singular).

7 is only "craps" when shooting for a "point" such as 6 or 8 - otherwise it is a winner, a natural. As noted by waltern, 6 or 8 will turn out to be the most common "point", if the most common points are running, there is a lot of winning.

A couple of other things - Urban Dictionary claims "6s and 8s" as slang among craps table workers for large-breasted women.

No boat could have on it all that is listed - such niceties as casinos and raquetball courts would only fit on a ship, where coincidently a boat would also fit.

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Sorry, but I doubt that. There are quite a few AmE rappers rapping about 6 & 8s (are) running mates and shooting dice. They'd not be calling each other 'mate'.
'Running mates' are side by side companions during something.

I'm very certain the 'running mate' is a joined term and not a composition of running + friend.

Hello jeandrei.

Where did you see this?
(Please name the source every time you quote it, even if you have already given the name in a previous thread, as you may have here.)

I can confirm the definition in the urban dictionary for sixes and eights is accurate. I discovered this thread trying to figure out what a guy was talking about when he was with me. We were in the car. He was on the phone arranging a drug deal. He said, "I have sixes and eights." I thought he was referring to a type of drug. Now I know he was telling the person on the phone that he had a girl next to him.

ETA: I should probably elaborate that I'm the exact opposite of large breasted. But the term "sixes and eights" got the message across clearly that he couldn't talk because a woman was sitting next to him. This thread is the first place I saw "running mate." As someone said, a running mate is a side by side companion. So, I was the female side by side companion he couldn't talk openly around and he made that clear to whomever was on the phone.